Jarvis Benson of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Alabama Counts: The Importance of the 2020 Census” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Jarvis completed his field work with Alabama Possible in Birmingham, Alabama.
Analicia Bañales and Heather Street of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Catalyzing Change at the Houston Food Bank” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Analicia and Heather completed their field work with Houston … Read more
Esther Davila of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Building Trust in Marginalized Communities” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Esther completed her field work with Just Harvest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Emma Williamson of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Community Autonomy and Reducing Access Barriers in Rural Tennessee” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Emma completed her field work with Second Harvest Food Bank … Read more
Emily Hwang of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Expanding Tribal Sovereignty to Child Nutrition Programs” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Emily completed her field work with Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative in … Read more
Chloe Green of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Comprehensive Assessment of the LA Food System” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Chloe completed her field work with L.A. Food Policy Council in Los … Read more
In Tennessee, 10.7% of older adults aged 60 or older experience food insecurity, compared to 8% of Seniors nationwide. This report focuses on one of the interventions to address the needs of this growing food insecure population, the Commodity Supplemental … Read more
The Greater Cincinnati region – including Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky – faces pressing challenges in population health, healthcare spending, and healthy food access. Yet, the people and institutions of the region also bring incredible, diverse assets to … Read more
Cassandra Granville of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Lessons on Refugee and Immigrant Livelihood from the West Side Bazaar” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Cassandra completed her field work with University at … Read more
Alexa Angelo and Caroline George of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Healthcare and Healthy Eating in Cincinnati” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Alexa and Caroline completed their field work with Greater Cincinnati … Read more
Anne Marie Noll of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Food Sovereignty is Tribal Sovereignty” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Anne Marie completed her field work with the Native American Agriculture Fund in … Read more
Emma was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. before relocating to Oklahoma City to attend Southern Nazarene University, where she developed her passion for economic justice, specifically as it pertains to rural and isolated food inequity. During her time in Oklahoma, Emma served as the Community Initiatives Coordinator at the Regional … Read more
